Subtitled "A Hands-on Guide to Building Your Own Android Apps" this complete tutorial has been written from the ground up for MIT's dramatically updated Version 2. Derek Walter and Mark Sherman guide you step-by-step through every task and feature, showing you how to create apps by dragging, dropping, and connecting puzzle pieces rather than by writing code. As you learn, you’ll also master expert design and development techniques you can build on if you ever do want to write code. Through hands-on projects, you’ll master features ranging from GPS to animation, build high-quality user interfaces, make everything work, and test it all with App Inventor’s emulator. 

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Authors: Derek Walter & Mark Sherman
Publisher: Addison Wesley
Date: December 10, 2014
Pages: 240

ISBN: 9780133798630
Print: 0133798631
Kindle: B00Q2X94CO

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See also Ian Stirk's recent review of  App Inventor 2 in which he awarded a rating of 4.8 out of 5 and concluded:

If you want to learn how to create Android mobile apps, and/or want a gentle introduction to programming, I highly recommend this book. Who knows, you might enjoy it so much that it will encourage you to take up a career in programming!

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